The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said AT&T was reporting damage to some of its fiber optic lines and that was affecting 911 services across the state. Across Louisiana, 911 phone lines are also down. The state's most populous cities, including Baton Rouge and New Orleans, reported emergency system outages Thursday afternoon.

William Shatner was rushed to the hospital after a medical emergency on Wednesday, September 24, reports TMZ. The Star Trek icon, 94, called emergency services from his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon after experiencing an issue with his blood sugar,